An OIG synopsis says a Baltimore DOT signs-and-markings facility ran for years without a working fire alarm or sprinkler system and that repairs are now being contracted. The report flagged insulation, an open bay door and potential OSHA concerns.

Baltimore County water bills rise 7.25% on July 1 — an average small‑meter household will pay about $2.90 more each month. Assistance options are available through 211 Maryland.

BGE has activated storm-response plans as Baltimore heads into a hot, storm-prone summer. Regulators continue pressing the utility over inspection concerns.

A legislative audit says BCCC disbursed about $264,000 to 145 students auditors now believe were fake and found payroll and control failures that prompted promised reforms.

Howard County approved a temporary moratorium on new data centers and formed a task force to rewrite zoning and study water, noise, energy and siting impacts.

A Baltimore woman faces a first-degree assault charge after a DOT worker who intervened in a parking dispute was hospitalized last fall and later died.

A force main break in August 2024 spilled about 16,200 gallons into Cypress Creek; county crews limed and vacuumed the shoreline while health officials closed parts of the creek.

Jury selection opened Monday in the trial of Darrian Randle, accused in the 2025 death of 3-year-old Nola Dinkins. Charging documents allege the child was beaten and her remains were found in a suitcase.

Novartis is bringing an Inclusive Health Accelerator to Baltimore to expand free breast and prostate cancer screenings, education and patient navigation in under-served neighborhoods.

A two‑member GOP panel picked state Delegate Nino Mangione to fill Wade Kach’s vacant Baltimore County Council seat, boosting his profile ahead of the June primary.

Sunny and mild today in Baltimore with a high near 77; southerly winds tonight may push Chesapeake waters and bring minor tidal flooding in low‑lying Annapolis.

Johns Hopkins has begun work to replace AMR I with a 400‑bed residence hall and a 41,000‑sq‑ft dining hall as part of a broader Homewood campus overhaul.

A GOP primary in Eastern Baltimore County has turned personal: peace‑order requests, a defamation suit and a heated residency fight are now front and center. The June 23 primary will test which narrative resonates with local voters.